svnlook

svnlook is a command-line utility for
examining different aspects of a Subversion repository. It
does not make any changes to the repository—it's just
used for “peeking.”svnlook is typically used by the
repository hooks, but a repository administrator might find it
useful for diagnostic purposes.

Since svnlook works via direct repository access
(and thus can be used only on the machine that holds the
repository), it refers to the repository with a path, not a URL.

If no revision or transaction is specified,
svnlook defaults to the youngest (most
recent) revision of the repository.

svnlook Options

Options in svnlook are global, just
as they are in svn and
svnadmin; however, most options apply
to only one subcommand since the functionality of
svnlook is (intentionally) limited in
scope:

--copy-info

Causes svnlook changed to show
detailed copy source information.

--no-diff-deleted

Prevents svnlook diff from printing
differences for deleted files. The default behavior
when a file is deleted in a transaction/revision is
to print the same differences that you would see if
you had left the file but removed all the content.

--no-diff-added

Prevents svnlook diff from printing
differences for added files. The default behavior when
you add a file is to print the same differences that you
would see if you had added the entire contents of an
existing (empty) file.

--revision
(-r)

Specifies a particular revision number that you wish
to examine.

--revprop

Operates on a revision property instead of a
property specific to a file or directory. This option
requires that you also pass a revision with the
--revision (-r)
option.

--transaction
(-t)

Specifies a particular transaction ID that you wish to
examine.

--show-ids

Shows the filesystem node revision IDs for each path in the filesystem
tree.

svnlook Subcommands

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